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Cartridge Mechanical Seals Replace Gland Packing

Pump Changed From Gland Packing To Cartridge Mechanical Seal

Pump Changed From Gland Packing To Cartridge Mechanical Seal

MORE PICS of another Gold Coast City Council pump converted to cartridge mechanical seals.

Gland Packing vs Cartridge Mechanical Seal

An end face cartridge mechanical seal, also referred to as a mechanical face seal but typically simply as a mechanical seal, is a kind of seal made use of in rotating devices, such as pumps, mixers, blowers, and compressors. Earlier pump designs made use of mechanical packing (otherwise understood as Gland Packing) to seal the shaft.

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Conversion to Cartridge Mechanical Seal

Pump--Before-Mech-Seal-Installed

Pump Before Cartridge Mechanical Seal Installed

GOLD COAST City Council chose Anthony Butler of Select Seals to convert all their pumps from using gland packing to now run using cartridge mechanical seals.

This Warman Pump has now been running more efficiently and reliably for 4 years.

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Cartridge Mechanical Seal from Gland Packing

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Original before conversion to cartridge mechanical seal

THIS GOLD COAST City Council pump was converted from gland packing to SEPCO XRS SPLIT SEAL

Cartridge Mechanical Seals Are The Modern Alternative

Cartridge seals are self-contained systems including a shaft sleeve, seal, and gland plate. The system is fitted onto the pump shaft as a constructed assembly, and no further fitting is needed.

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Mechanical Seal Selection Basics Guide

Lowara SV Pump Mechanical Seal

ITT Lowara SV Series Mechanical Seal

ONE OF the most important things to remember about mechanical seals is that they are purchased by two different types of customer.

While they both share a desire to ensure that the seal “works”, the two groups tend to have different priorities when selecting a seal.

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Gland Packing Part 2: Selection

Packing Extractors / Hooks

Packing Extractors / Hooks

How to Select Gland Packing for Different Applications

THE SELECTION оf gland расkіng is a vеrу іmроrtаnt part оf thе mаrіnе engineer’s job. An іnсоrrесtlу ѕеlесtеd gland packing wоuld ѕооn fail іn ѕеrvісе аnd lеаd to leakages. Aѕ a numbеr оf расkіngѕ аrе аvаіlаblе, the fіеld оf ѕеlесtіоn is vеrу wide.

Thеrе іѕ no single gland packing thаt саn hаndlе аll kіndѕ of fluіd оr which іѕ suitable fоr all types оf valves and аррlісаtіоnѕ. A vаlvе іѕ оnlу gооd іf its ѕеаlіng іѕ gооd аnd a lеаkіng ѕеаlіng аrrаngеmеnt аmоuntѕ tо a leaking vаlvе wіth аll іtѕ аѕѕосіаtеd fаultѕ.

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Gland Packing Installation Guide: Part 1

Stern Tube Gland Packing

We now have all the most popular PTFE Gland Packing Sizes in stock / 8 meter boxes or we can cut to 1 Meters

Thе іmроrtаnсе оf іnѕtаllіng glаnd packing соrrесtlу саnnоt bе оvеrеmрhаѕіѕеd. Mаnу расkіng fаіlurеѕ аrе due to incorrect installation оf thе расkіng.

Thе fоllоwіng ѕtерѕ hаvе bееn devised to еnѕurе еffесtіvе installation of glаnd расkіng on pumps and valves.

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OEM Kevlar® Aramid Packing In Stock at Select Seals

Kevlar Gland Packing

WE KEEP the most popular US Quality Brand sizes in stock, ready to ship to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Aramid Fibre– Properties and Applications

Aramid fiber is an aromatic polyamide, much better known by trade names such as Kevlar ® (DuPont) and Twaron® (Teijin Twaron). Many various grades are offered, with properties to match numerous applications, especially the aerospace and military markets. The fundamental bond strength of the molecules is exploited within Aramid fibers, due to the prevalent orientation of particles along the fiber axis.

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Cartridge Seal Successfully Repaired by Select Seals

Before Been Repaired

SELECT SEALS’ cartridge seal repair facility is one-of-a kind. We have made a commitment to repair all mechanical cartridge seal styles, regardless of manufacturer.

We repair to like-new condition. If the cartridge seal is not repairable, we will quote a new cartridge seal as a replacement or offer a range of exchange programs to suit the customer’s needs.

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Mechanical Seals for:

  • Centrifugal Pumps
  • Slurry Pumps
  • Submersible Pumps
  • Mixers & Agitators 
  • Compressors
  • Autoclaves
  • Pulpers